Sun printing, also known as cyanotype printing, is an innovative and eco-friendly photographic printing process that harnesses the power of the sun to create beautiful, blue-toned images. This technique, dating back to the 19th century, is cherished for its simplicity, […]
English ⇒ Rwyf newydd ddychwelyd o daith anhygoel i Aman, Gwlad yr Iorddonen a gefnogwyd yn hael gan y Gronfa Cyfleoedd Rhyngwladol gan Gelfyddydau Rhyngwladol Cymru. Mae fy gosodiad fideo ‘INSULAE’ yn cael ei ddangos ar hyn o bryd yn […]
Cymraeg ⇒ I’ve just returned from an amazing trip to Amman, Jordan which was generously supported by Wales Arts International’s International Opportunities Fund. My video installation ‘INSULAE’ is currently showing at the Jordan National Gallery Of Fine Arts (JNGFA) as […]
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Self Portrait in Gouache, From Mirror
Having self funded the development and delivery of School Puppetry Arts Workshops in Notts for 3 years I now have to bow out. ACE rejecting my last x11 Funding applications due to their Graduate Preference. They’re all Graduates. Sorry for the Children especially. Loved it!
A short story in five parts
from feeling stationary and isolated – an experimental research project considering isolation through adulthood play.
Marcus began his TV Puppeering Career by successfully auditioning for Jim Henson’s Puppeteering for Television Workshop. In this series of videos Marcus uses Burt and CindyGal to return to the Puppet character into camera sketch format and see what 30 years later might evolve.
Exhibition news and update of work in progress by Gayle Rogers on her commemoration-centred practice. Supported by an Artist Bursary: Artist Information Company 2023
I came across a Drawing from my Mansfield College of Art Life Drawing Class ‘77 and realised its exactly the sort of artwork I want to return to, wacky?
BBC Reports on the Committee’s findings and recommendations but not on any reaction from the Grass Roots Live Music Venue Community. Suggesting also that a similar Govt enquiry into support for Independent Visual Artists might come up with solutions to their plight.
‘Seed Lights ’ was an outdoor light and sound event with light projections of animations to music and live poetry performances at Winterbourne House & Garden, and set in winter, amidst cultural and religious festivals celebrating spiritual aspects of light.
contemporary botanical illustration show at the Open Eye Gallery
Project Art Works artists respond to the works featured in Tate Modern’s new exhibition Expressionists: Kandinsky, Münter and The Blue Rider.
When you are in the place of getting your art work off the kitchen table, you don’t need any more of your own canvas, on your living room walls. Can I make an income from my art?
Welcome to the world of paletteknife, colors, and textures!
“One often calms one’s grief by recounting it.” Pierre Corneille What is the story? In the quiet moments of grief, when words seem inadequate and emotions overwhelm, there exists a sacred space for healing—a space often found within the […]
Re-Wilding Practice: Art and Environmental Sustainability
The painting Fluorescent Dandelion (acrylic ink on cotton paper, 110x110cm) was selected to be part of the 212th annual exhibition of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colour, to be held at The Mall Galleries in London, SW1 from 28 of March – 13 April 2024
Part One: Looking and Dreaming I first became interested in exploring Woking Palace following a visit to Woking’s Story, a permanent museum at The Lightbox. The visit was planned prior to my interview for the 20/20 Project (which is a […]
Being a young creative is exciting yet challenging, navigating your place in the art world, as well as figuring out who you are and what you want to do with your life. Young, creative and unsure? Wanting to grow artistically? This blog is for you …
I propose that performance art not only can be a method or approach to conducting research but as a research paradigm, provides a non-captive, free-flowing, experiential and immaterial research paradigm where beliefs systems are between vapour – liquid – vapour. The […]
This blog will explore themes of disability and sexual assault and how physical truama leads to disassociation from the body.
A new book and audio book just published
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